How should developers think about crewing up? Where do they find like-minded collaborators? What can a strong community do for the project you’re building? And how are collaborative networks different in Web3? In this blog post, we attempt to answer some of these questions while sharing Polygon’s experience building a strong Web3 community. The timing … Read more
Hermez 1.0 is the first-ever decentralised ZK Rollup on the Ethereum mainnet. Polygon Hermez has been busy building Hermez 2.0 — a ZK implementation of the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) and something that has never been accomplished before. Here is what you can expect from this much-anticipated release. What is Polygon Hermez 2.0? Polygon Hermez … Read more
In early February, Polygon reached a milestone when it raised about $450 million from some of the world’s biggest venture capitalists. In the three months since, the core team has made a number of major announcements and we wanted to assess how the progress stacks up against the general investment thesis of our biggest investors. … Read more
By now even the casual observers of the blockchain space have taken notice of the zero-knowledge arsenal assembled under one roof at Polygon. But the real insiders know that what makes this portfolio truly remarkable are the individuals working to bring this technology to the world. We would like to introduce some of the developers … Read more
The world of finance has a major role to play in the Web3 story. How financial institutions choose to engage with blockchain as a technology and tokens as an asset class will significantly shape Web3’s path toward mainstream adoption. Institutional investors are already financing Web3’s most important projects, from non-fungible token marketplace OpenSea to MetaMask … Read more
Ethereum’s big scaling moment is finally upon us. The network’s roll-up centric future begins to take shape this year with the shift to Proof of Stake consensus mechanism. One of the most promising solutions for accommodating the next billion Ethereum users is Zero Knowledge (ZK) proofs. Over the past year, Polygon has emerged as a … Read more
Hermez is an open-source ZK-Rollup optimized for low-cost token transfers on the Ethereum blockchain. Recently, Hermez merged with Polygon, becoming Polygon Hermez and expanding Polygon’s suite of scaling solutions for Ethereum. Polygon aims to become the go-to platform for Ethereum scaling and infrastructure development and already offers an entire ecosystem of solutions. Polygon PoS chain … Read more
